Information on courses, admissions process, exams & results of TERI University, New Delhi


TERI University

TERI University, situated in Delhi, is a Deemed University. It is the first of its kind in India dedicated to the study of environment, energy and natural sciences for sustainable development. Established as an institution of higher learning, TERI University strives to meet the needs of a rapidly developing country like India. The major strength of the University lies in the reservoir of knowledge, experience and research experience of the parent body Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI).
 
Educational Streams
TERI University has structured its academic programmes around the research experience and skill sets gained in TERI over the past. All the programs offered by the University are related to energy conservation and related fields viz. the doctoral program and research in the University centre around four basic themes - Biotechnology, Regulatory & Policy aspects, Energy & Environment and Natural Resources. Postgraduate degree courses are offered in Public Policy & Sustainable Development, Environmental Studies, Natural Resources Management, Resource and developmental economics, Climate change science and policy, Renewable energy technologies and management, Water Resources Management, Geo-informatics, Plant Biotechnology, Business Sustainability and in Infrastructure Management.
 
TERI University has established international collaboration by signing memorandum of understandings (MOUs) with several institutions with the aim of facilitating mutually beneficial exchange of students, faculty, knowledge, resources, and ideas. Associations have been established with the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies of the Yale University (Donald Danforth), Plant Science Centre (USA), University of Nottingham (UK), Michigan State University (USA), New South Wales University (Australia), University of Iceland, (Iceland) and North Carolina State University (USA).
 
Facilities
TERI University has a fully networked computer centre equipped with high-end computers, scanners, digitizers, printers and plotters. It has set up laboratories equipped with advanced equipment that facilities aid and stimulate research. It has been harnessing the best of modern technology to support the intellectual curiosity of its students and faculty. Apart from all these facilities it has a Placement Cell that caters to the demands regarding jobs and placement of the students.
 
History
TERI University was established on 19 August 1998 as TERI School of Advanced Studies. Later, in the year 1999, it gained the status of a deemed to be University by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The University was founded to perform research activities in the field of environment-related subjects under TERI, its parent body, which is a prominent non-profit organization devoted to environmental causes.



Faculties/Departments:

Faculty of Applied Sciences
Faculty of Policy and Planning

Contact Details:
TERI University
Plot No. 10 Institutional Area
Vasant Kunj
New Delhi - 110 070

Phone: +91-11-26122222, 26139110, 26139011
Fax: +91-11-26122874
registrar@teri.res.in
www.teriuniversity.ac.in
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